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NAUGHTY’S NFL PICKS WEEK 5

Every so often there’s a week that just goes absolutely haywire, last week was exactly that kind of week for me, the Cowboys won but we lost our QB Dak Prescott for the year and my NFL Picks took a hit also leaving me a robust 7-7 for the week stuck at .500.

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Let's do it again

AFTER helping his team-mates get on top of the podium in 2012 in London, England, quarter-miler Ramon Miller is hoping to come back for an encore as the men’s 4 x 400 metre relay prepares for another title or medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan next July.

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Could govt pick up the baton on golden land gift?

AS an incentive of winning the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England, the Golden Knights were presented with a parcel of land by the Bahamas government, just as the Golden Girls did following their triumph at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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Don’t flout rules and get muscled out by COVID

BAHAMAS Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation president Joel Stubbs said while it’s been a difficult ordeal for gym operators to be closed to the public, he can understand the concerns of health officials because of the lack of protocol procedures that the patrons exhibit.

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Belief runs high as team undefeated

DEYTON Albury continues to guide his Believe Prep Basketball team to an undefeated preseason.

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Higgs high not enough in loss

DESPITE turning in a game-high performance, Bahamian female professional basketball player Lashann Higgs and the Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM suffered another loss in the Liga Femenina Endesa, the top women’s basketball league in Spain.

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It’s a French renaissance for players

Bahamian basketball players at various levels in France continue to experience early success with their teams.

Japan trio all in action - but with mixed results

The trio of Bahamian players in the Japanese B-League were all in action over the weekend with mixed results for their respective teams.

JOHNSON QUALIFIES FOR CHESS FINAL

The Bahamas made its first appearance as the newest member of the International School Sports Federation at the World Schools Championships’ Online Chess Tournament and Daijah Johnson continues to make history.

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Rutherford ready, set...

AFTER graduating from Providence Academy as a two-sport star in track and field and basketball, Peter ‘JP’ Rutherford Jr, pictured, is now making his transition at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas where his concentration will be solely on track as a sprinter.

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Chisholm can’t stop Marlins exit

Jazz Chisholm made his Major League Baseball postseason debut in what turned out to be the final game of the season for his Miami Marlins as they were eliminated from the playoffs.

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Tributes are paid to coach McPhee

GEORGE McPhee, a former veteran player, who went on to coach a number of the rising young players in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association, passed away at his home on Wednesday morning two days before his 69th birthday today.

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THE PRESS BOX: All quiet about the Cowboys

Mum’s the word on my Cowboys, we are in a bad state right now. In fact if the Cowboys were a horse they would have to be put down humanely, to put their fans out of their suffering. Now back to mum’s the word!

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Jonquel returns

After she opted out of the 2020 WNBA season, Jonquel Jones made her official return to the basketball court this week in the Russian Women’s Basketball Premier League.

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Marlins on the brink of elimination

Jazz Chisholm and the Miami Marlins are faced with elimination for the first time in the 2020 MLB playoffs.